clapperclaw

Verb
Synonyms: abuseblackguardshout

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. claw with the nails
  2. use foul or abusive language towards“The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket”“The angry mother shouted at the teacher”Synonyms: abuseblackguardshout
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Clapperclaw \Clap"per*claw\ (kl[a^]p"p[~e]r*kl[add]), v. t. [Clap + claw.]

1.To fight and scratch. --C. Smart. [1913 Webster]

2.To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold. [1913 Webster]

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